New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- Waleed al Zamli longingly recalled the joys and traditions of the first day of Ramadan before the Israel-Hamas war had drastically altered his life: Lanterns for the children. Sweets. Special dishes.

"Before the war, we would greet it with happiness," the father of 11 said, speaking from Muwasi, an area crowded with tents sheltering Palestinians who were forced by the Israeli military offensive to flee their homes.

Not anymore, he said.

It saddens and pains him that he's unable to provide for his family, which now ekes out an existence in displacement. Al Zamli lost his job after the shop where he had worked was destroyed, he said.

So, for the first Ramadan "iftar," the fast-breaking meal, his wife picked up meal...